Boston.com: Top 50 SciFi Shows

If you were to choose, how would you rank them?

“With the resurgence of science fiction shows this season, Boston.com’s entertainment staff decided to take a look at some of the sci-fi genre shows from yesteryear. Based on years of sci fi viewing experience and through a variety of online sources, we’ve come up with our picks for the Top 50 science fiction shows of all time.”

Stargate SG-1 made the Top 10, placing 6th, while newcomer Stargate Atlantis took the 26th spot. SciFi Channel’s new Battlestar Galactica, placed an impressive second place!

  1. ‘Star Trek’ (Original)
  2. ‘Battlestar Galactica’ (New)
  3. ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’
  4. ‘The X-Files’
  5. ‘Babylon 5’
  6. ‘Stargate SG-1’
  7. ‘The Twilight Zone’
  8. ‘Dr. Who
  9. ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’
  10. ‘Sliders’
  11. ‘Lost’
  12. ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’
  13. ‘The Outer Limits’
  14. ‘Star Trek Voyager’
  15. ‘Logan’s Run’
  16. ‘Flash Gordon’
  17. ‘Firefly’
  18. ‘V’
  19. ‘Dark Angel’
  20. ‘The Hitchhiker’
  21. ‘Quantum Leap’
  22. ‘Andromeda’
  23. ‘Tales from the Crypt’
  24. ‘Wonder Woman’
  25. ‘The Jetsons’
  26. ‘Stargate Atlantis’
  27. ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’
  28. ‘Adventures of Superman’
  29. ‘The Six Million Dollar Man’
  30. ‘Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea’
  31. ‘Alien Nation’
  32. ‘My Favorite Martian’
  33. ‘Lost In Space’
  34. ‘The Avengers’
  35. ‘Battlestar Galactica’ (Original)
  36. ‘The Bionic Woman’
  37. ‘Space 1999’
  38. ‘Batman’
  39. ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
  40. ‘The Thunderbirds’
  41. ‘Futurama’
  42. ‘Science Fiction Theatre’
  43. ‘Nowhere Man’
  44. ‘Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman’
  45. ‘The Greatest American Hero’
  46. ‘That Was Then’
  47. ‘Buck Rogers in the 25th Century’
  48. ‘3rd Rock From The Sun’
  49. ‘The Wild Wild West’
  50. ‘Earth – Final Conflict’

The Boston.com reviewers had this to say about Stargate SG-1: “‘Stargate SG-1’ is also part of Sci-Fi Channel’s Friday night lineup. The show follows a secret miltary unit that travels across the universe via a Star Gate, a device created by ancients. A great show with a solid cast.” They have the original cast pictured.

For Stargate Atlantis: “‘Stargate Atlantis’ is a spinoff of Sci-Fi Channel’s original ‘Stargate SG-1′ series and is part of the current Friday night lineup on the channel. When a Stargate portal is found in the ancients’ city of Atlantis (beneath Antarctica) a team is formed to explore it. As they use the Stargate to travel to the Pegasus Galaxy, they encounter an evil enemy called The Wraith, who threatens human existence.” They have a picture of Teyla only for this article.

Even though they have some of their facts wrong about the storyline of the shows, it’s an interesting read. Check out the rest of the selections as they count down from 50 on their website.

If you were to choose, how’d you order the Top 50 SciFi Shows of All Time? Visit our Solutions Discussion Forum and offer your list.

[Thanks to morjana for the tip — DeeKayP.]